Carolyn Sampson Wadsworth

Caston & Majors - Caston & Majors (1974) {2013 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0217}
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© 1974, 2013 Motown / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0217
R&B / Funk / Soul

CASTON & MAJORS is one of the most sought after Motown releases of all time and BBR is proud to announce the first ever CD release of the classic album with an entirely unreleased follow-up album included as bonus tracks!

Led by Christopher Hogwood, the Academy of Ancient Music has made many renowned recordings of Handel's music-particularly the oratorios. The beloved Messiah heads up this 8-CD set, followed by Esther; La Resurezzione , and, making its return to the international catalog after an absence of several years, the 1985 recording of Athalia -with none other than Joan Sutherland in the title role! Recorded in London, 1979-85.

Why any critic would think that Hank Mobley was at the end of his creative spark in 1963 – a commonly if stupidly held view among the eggheads who do this for a living – is ridiculous, as this fine session proves. By 1963, Mobley had undergone a transformation of tone. Replacing the scintillating airiness of his late-'50s sides was a harder, more strident, almost honking one, due in part to the influence of John Coltrane and in part to Mobley's deeper concentration on the expressing blues feeling in his trademark hard bop tunes. ~ AllMusic

When the Dream Syndicate broke up in 1989, Steve Wynn insisted it wasn't because of bad blood between the bandmembers, but simply a matter of him wanting to try something new. And that's certainly what he did on his first solo album, 1990's Kerosene Man, where he traded the hard-edged guitar interplay of his old band for a more eclectic and accessible soun…